Definition of Myth: �philosophical andtheologicalelaborationof the primalmyth of creationwithin a religiouscommunity. The term mythhererefersto the imaginativeexpressioninnarrative form of whatisexperienced or apprehended as basic reality (seealsomyth). The term creation refers to the beginning ofthings, whether by the will and act of a transcendentbeing, by emanation from some ultimatesource, or in any other way.�
Source: "creation myth." Encyclopedia Britannica. 20092009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 1528 Apr. 20092009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9109402>. Definition of Hero: �in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for any figure celebrated in the ancient legends of a people..."
Source: "hero." Encyclopedia Britannica. 20092009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 1528 Apr. 20092009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9040188>.
Purpose: The purpose of the Spartans in our society is to provide the symbolism of strength, honor, courage, and bravery in today's world.
Purpose: The Spartans act as Heroes because they function as icons of strength and entertainment such as in the movie "Spartan 300." The Spartans are also a symbol of strength as they were strong and powerful warriors that were killed and outnumbered in size but they still had the courage to fight and they showed honor and bravery.
Examples of your concept in literary works (both prose and poetry)
Thucydides, author of The History of the Peloponnesian war. "Thucydides." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9072310>.
Archilochus was a Spartan soldier and poet who wrote many poems about his life as a soldier. "Archilochus." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9001642>.
Examples form contemporary popular culture (movies, music, ads, etc)
"Halo" is a game franchise with Spartan references. The hero of the game a Spartan called Master Chief, he is a super soldier just like the ancient Spartan warriors. "Halo." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9443825>.
The movie "300" is a modern popular film that depicts the battle of Thermopylae, which is the battle where 300 Spartan warriors face off against an impossibly large Persian army. The Spartans, despite impossible odds, hold back and kill Persians for three days until being defeated. "Thermopylae, Battle of." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9473472>.
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Comments from MoHS (Ceres, DJ, Bricen, Collin):
We liked your use of evocative words to describe you own difinition of a myth. We're glad that you had scources and that it was in the correct MLA format, not just copying and pasting the links you used. We got to further our knowledge of a myth and hero. We suggest to put more information about Spartans for there wasn't really any information about them and we didn't get to learn anything about them. We also suggest to add examples to what a myth is and have a more understandable the definition of myth.
sophie, ashly, keli, jordyn: we also liked your word choice when describing myth. we think that you should keep the text consistent in size, and also, add pictures or explain more about the definition of a hero. the definitions are too vague, and there are no examples.
Like my students, I liked the word choice in the word art piece on the Spartans. And I liked the reference to the movie since it is a current portral of those heroes. Perhaps you could add a link to the movie site for added information.
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Definition of Myth: �philosophical and theological elaboration of the primal myth of creation within a religious community. The term myth here refers to the imaginative expression in narrative form of what is experienced or apprehended as basic reality (see also myth). The term creation refers to the beginning of things, whether by the will and act of a transcendent being, by emanation from some ultimate source, or in any other way.�
Source: "creation myth." Encyclopedia Britannica. 20092009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 1528 Apr. 20092009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9109402>.
Definition of Hero: �in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for any figure celebrated in the ancient legends of a people..."
Source: "hero." Encyclopedia Britannica. 20092009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 1528 Apr. 20092009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9040188>.
Purpose: The purpose of the Spartans in our society is to provide the symbolism of strength, honor, courage, and bravery in today's world.
Thucydides, author of The History of the Peloponnesian war.
"Thucydides." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9072310>.
Archilochus was a Spartan soldier and poet who wrote many poems about his life as a soldier.
"Archilochus." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9001642>.
Examples form contemporary popular culture (movies, music, ads, etc)
"Halo" is a game franchise with Spartan references. The hero of the game a Spartan called Master Chief, he is a super soldier just like the ancient Spartan warriors.
"Halo." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9443825>.
The movie "300" is a modern popular film that depicts the battle of Thermopylae, which is the battle where 300 Spartan warriors face off against an impossibly large Persian army. The Spartans, despite impossible odds, hold back and kill Persians for three days until being defeated.
"Thermopylae, Battle of." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 May 2009 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9473472>.
Voki- James Garza
Wurdle- Adrian Bautista
Examples- John Filippone
Work cited- Robert L. Nieto
Comments from MoHS (Ceres, DJ, Bricen, Collin):
We liked your use of evocative words to describe you own difinition of a myth. We're glad that you had scources and that it was in the correct MLA format, not just copying and pasting the links you used. We got to further our knowledge of a myth and hero. We suggest to put more information about Spartans for there wasn't really any information about them and we didn't get to learn anything about them. We also suggest to add examples to what a myth is and have a more understandable the definition of myth.
sophie, ashly, keli, jordyn: we also liked your word choice when describing myth. we think that you should keep the text consistent in size, and also, add pictures or explain more about the definition of a hero. the definitions are too vague, and there are no examples.
Like my students, I liked the word choice in the word art piece on the Spartans. And I liked the reference to the movie since it is a current portral of those heroes. Perhaps you could add a link to the movie site for added information.
mrs s